There is NO SUCH THING as home use only. Basically, if you can buy a DVD
at home video prices on the open market, you can use it in the classroom.

Gary

> IÄ±m guessing what happened is that they donÄ±t have any more of their
> Â³educationalÂ² copies and just sent you a home-use one. I do it all the
> time
> because they are actually better quality and tell people to ignore the
> warning because we have the contract in our database.
>
> I would follow up with them though.
>
> Benjamin Crossley-Marra
> Non-Theatrical Distribution
> Zeitgeist Films Ltd.
> 247 Centre St, 2nd fl
> New York, NY 10013
> P: (212) 274-1989
> C: (607) 765-7511
> F: (212) 274-1644
> http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com>
>
> On 7/28/09 2:22 PM, "Deborah Benrubi" <benrubi@usfca.edu> wrote:
>
>> Dear video experts,
>>
>> I've just purchased a DVD that came with a restriction I haven't seen
>> before.
>> We bought a "home use" DVD from a major vendor for an instructor who
>> wants to
>> show it in a class under the usual
>> "face-to-face-teaching-in-the-classroom"
>> exemption. I popped it in the DVD player and was presented with a
>> statement
>> that the DVD is for "home and community viewing only" and that "use by
>> universities, colleges, schools, public libraries" etc. was strictly
>> prohibited. This was not specified anywhere on the website that I saw
>> when I
>> ordered and paid. I think there was no contract prohibiting classroom
>> use
>> under the exemption, so we can use it. I also think it's curious that
>> they
>> specify "community" viewing is allowed. What do you think?
>>
>> Thanks for your advice.
>>
>> Deborah Benrubi
>> Technical Services Librarian
>> University of San Francisco
>> Gleeson Library|Geschke Center
>> 2130 Fulton St.
>> San Francisco, CA 94117
>>
>> PHONE (415) 422-5672 / FAX (415) 422-2233
>> EMAIL <benrubi@usfca.edu>
>>
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